Fact: Important to us because he is considered to be born and bred American. He was responsible for the music in the hit musical West Side Story.
Fact: He studied philosophy at Harvard then went to the Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox, Massachusetts where he had an internship. This internship gave him many opportunities and he is known today as one of the best conductors in history.
Analysis: Leonard Bernstein shows us that by pursuing a talent, you can achieve it. He was an American who worked hard and was successful. Leonard Bernstein shows us that in order to life the good life, we must do so through taking advantage of the opportunities we are given. (Ann Bzoch)
Friedrich Schiller
Fact: He was a German philosopher,